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Greg and Sheri Rocco, both doctors, both 30, aren't making much fiscal headway. Still, they yearn to wipe their slate clean, have children—and retire at 60. Financial planners show them how.

Nearing the end of his career, he wasn&t ready to sing the retirement blues. Instead, he's singing for real.

Yearning for self-renewal and peace of mind in the latter years of his career, this doctor found a way to rekindle his passion for living.

Dr. Madduri tells how he was able to help the families of two very ill people in his native India--people he had never met--by offering advice and support via e-mail

Licensing boards say they're protecting patients from dangerous mavericks. The doctors say they're being persecuted for deviating from medical orthodoxy.

After major surgery, the author discovered firsthand why some of his inpatients go downhill.

You're probably making careful plans for financial security in retirement. But what about the rest of your life?

A consultant asked the author and her colleagues that question--and took their responses seriously. This article shows how well a practice makeover can work when physicians are given their say.

This doctor believes in the saying, "Admitting error clears the score, and proves you wiser than before."

Doctors are finding nontraditional ways to supplement stagnant practice earnings--selling everything from pregnancy calendars to advice on aging. Here&s what works.

Your best resource when looking for employment in this high-tech age? It's that old standby--other people.

When her suicidal patient balked at going straight to the psychiatric hospital, the author put her foot down and was rewarded in more ways than one.

When her suicidal patient balked at going straight to the psychiatric hospital, the author put her foot down and was rewarded in more ways than one.

More than 100 medical programs are designed for personal digital assistants. Here's how some key titles stack up.

An intranet at the University of Michigan Health System is pulling patient information together into a useful electronic medical record.

Intimate partner abuse is as common--and as much of a medical problem--as smoking, hypertension, and other ills that you routinely ask patients about.

Whether it's cereal or health insurance, you're right to wonder whether there's truth in the hype--and to be concerned about what the "improvements" might cost you.

A lifelong ally for cystic fibrosis patients

This ancient healing system continues to make inroads in modern health care. Are your patients among the 1 million Americans who have signed on?

Should you use some of your own funds to compensate a disgruntled patient? Sometimes that makes sense, this lawyer argues.

Hindsight tells the author he should have prodded colleagues into doing more for a very sick relative.

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There's a science to selecting the right site for your office. Here's how the experts do it.

Ever care for a patient who looks just like you? It does wonders for your ability to empathize.

Doctors have long been criticized for turning a blind eye to patients' psychological disorders. Now some groups are forcing the issue.

Rogue Viagra peddlers aside, Internet drugstores will have a place in your medical practice, and not just as amazon.coms for pills. They're one more sign that everything in health care is converging electronically

Defying conventional wisdom, this doctor reluctantly acceded to his family's wishes.

Successful treatment of an unsuspected illness eased the author's grief over her grandmother's death.